Building on our continued focus on getting work delivered, what’s the role of rebel ideas?
Many miles of copy have been written on the advantages of diverse teams. But all too often this thinking is only skin deep. That is it focusses on racial, gender & sexual orientation diversity.
There can be a lot more benefit in having team members who actually think differently. What is called Cognitive Diversity. I’ve seen that in both the teams I’ve lead and at my clients’ offices. So, when regular guest blogger Harry Powell approached me with his latest book review, I was sold.
You may recall that Harry is Director of Data & Analytics at Jaguar Land Rover. He has blogged for us previously on the Productivity Puzzle and an Alan Turing lecture, amongst other topics. So, over to Harry to share what he has learnt about the importance of this type of diversity.
Reading about Rebel Ideas
I have just finished reading “Rebel Ideas” by Matthew Syed. It’s not a long book, and hardly highbrow (anecdotes about 9/11 and climbing Everest, you know the kind of thing) but it made me think a lot about my team and my company.
It’s a book about cognitive diversity in teams. To be clear that’s not the same thing as demographic diversity, which is about making sure ...
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